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Looking for a way to fix the 504 Gateway error when saving pages in Elementor? This is one of the common problems Elmentor users are facing. When you face this problem on your Elementor website you won’t be able to save your pages. Sometimes you won’t be able to access your website. It will create a very bad impact on your users.

What causes the 504 Gateway error?

The main reason for this error is to fail to connect with the upstream server. When a user lands on your website, the browser will send a request to access the page. If the browser is not able to connect with the upstream server, it will show this 504 gateway timeout error.

This happens when the proxy server is unable to make a connection to the upstream server. It’s the main reason, but sometimes the wrong configuration in your hosting account can cause this error too.

It will show you different error messages based on the hosting services you are using. Some of the common error messages are –

HTTP 504
504 error
Gateway Timeout error
Gateway Timeout 504

Fix 504 Gateway error when saving pages in Elementor

Reload

Sometimes the error can happen for an instant glitch to your web server. If the error has happened for a temporary glitch, then you don’t need to do anything. Wait a few minutes and reload your website. If it was a glitch, then the error should be gone and no further steps are required. But you need to make sure that it was a glitch. Wait some time and recheck if the error appears or not. If it appears after a few minutes then you need to follow the next steps.

Disable VPN

If you are using any Vpn service then you need to disable it. VPN service sometimes won’t be able to connect with your hosting server and cause the 504 gateway timeout error. If the error is fixed, the VPN is responsible for it. If using VPN is essential for you, then try to change the VPN service. If it’s not working then contact the VPN service provider and get their support.

Disable website firewall

If you are using a powerful website firewall service then you need to disable the firewall services for a few minutes. The firewall doesn’t allow you to connect your server directly. After disabling it, you will be able to connect with your WordPress hosting server directly without any interruption.

Now check if the error appears or not. If the error is fixed, the firewall service IP may block your hosting server and that’s the reason for this error. To solve this conflict, you need to contact your firewall service provider to get their IP address list. After that, contact your hosting provider to unblock those IP addresses.

Turn off network proxy

You need to disable your network proxy if you use any. Sometimes the network proxy server won’t be able to connect an established network with your WordPress hosting server. So you need to check your website is down only for you or everyone. Try to connect your website with a different internet connection. If your website is okay with other internet connections then the problem is in your network setting. You need to change your network settings to solve this.

Clean up the WordPress database

A Corrupt WordPress database is also responsible for this type of error. So you need to clean up your unnecessary file from your database. Don’t worry about your information and necessary data. You won’t lose anything. Before cleaning up your database, don’t forget to create a backup. There are many backup plugins available to make a complete backup of your website

Deactivate all plugins and switch to the default theme

Plugins and themes are less responsible for 504 errors. But if the themes and plugins create too many requests to the server, the error may happen. So you need to deactivate your plugin and switch to the default theme. Then activate the plugin one by one and check if the error is fixed or not.

To deactivate all the plugins you can use the bulk option. Go to Plugins-> Installed plugins and select all the plugins. Then, from the bulk option dropdown menu, choose deactivate and click on the Apply button.

To switch the default theme, go to Appearance->Themes, and then click on the active button to any of the default WordPress themes.

Enable safe mode for Elementor

Safe mode will help you to troubleshoot the problem of your website. when you are enabling the safe mode it will separate the Elementor and WordPress from others themes and plugins of your website. So you can easily troubleshoot the reason o the error.

To enable the safe mode go to Elementor > Tools page and then select the enable option from the safe mode dropdown.

Wrapping Up

Following the process, you will be able to fix the 504 gateway error when saving pages on Elementor. You can see our other articles to learn How to fix the “Preview could not be loaded” error in Elementor

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